ܐܪܝܐ

Assyrian Neo-Aramaic

ܐܪܝܐ

Etymology

From the older form ܐܲܪܝܝܵܐ*‎ (ʾaryəyā), from Aramaic אַרְיָא‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-, compare Hebrew אַרְיֵה‎ (aryé).

Pronunciation

  • (standard) IPA(key): [ar.jɑː]

Noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m (plural ܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ (aryē), feminine ܐܲܪܝܝܼܬ݂ܵܐ‎ (aryīṯā) or ܐܲܪܝܼܬܵܐ‎ (arītā))

  1. lion (A big cat, native to Africa, India and formerly much of Europe)
    ‏ܢܸܡܪܹ̈ܐ ܘܐܲܪ̈ܝܹܐ ܟܹܐ ܫܵܪܟܝܼ ܐܲܒ݂ܵܐ ܓܲܘܵܢܵܝܵܐ ܡ̣ܢ ܩܲܕ݇ܡ ܚܲܕ݇ܟܡܵܐ ܡܸܠܝܘܿܢܹ̈ܐ ܫܸܢܹ̈ܐ.‎‎
    nimrē w-aryē kē šārkī aḇḇā gawwānāyā min qam ḥakmā milyonē šinnē.
    Tigers and lions share a common ancestor from a few million years ago.

Inflection

Proper noun

ܐܲܪܝܵܐ • (aryā) m

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

See also

Zodiac signs in Assyrian Neo-Aramaic (layout · text)
ܐܸܡܪܵܐ‎ (imrā) ♈︎ ܬܵܘܪܵܐ‎ (tāwrā) ♉︎ ܬܐܘܿܡܹ̈ܐ‎ (tʾomē) ♊︎ ܣܲܪܛܵܢܵܐ‎ (sarṭānā) ♋︎
ܐܲܪܝܵܐ (aryā) ♌︎ ܒܬܘܼܠܬܵܐ‎ (btultā) ♍︎ ܡܲܬܩܵܠܵܐ‎ (matqālā) ♎︎ ܥܵܩܸܪܒ݂ܵܐ‎ (ʿāqirḇā) ♏︎
ܩܸܫܬܵܐ‎ (qištā) ♐︎ ܓܲܕܝܵܐ‎ (gadyā) ♑︎ ܕܵܘܠܵܐ‎ (dāwlā) ♒︎ ܢܘܼܢܹ̈ܐ‎ (nunē) ♓︎

Classical Syriac

Etymology

From the older form ܐܪܝܝܐ‎ (ʾaryəyā), from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔarjɑ]

Noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m (plural ܐܪܝܘܬܐ‎ (ʾarjawwāṯā), singular feminine counterpart ܐܪܝܘܬܐ‎ (ʾaryūṯā))

  1. lion
  2. (pathology) leprosy

Usage notes

The absolute and construct states of this word are not used.

Inflection

Proper noun

ܐܪܝܐ • (ʾaryā) m

  1. (astrology, astronomy) Leo (constellation and zodiac sign)

References

  • “ˀry”, in The Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon Project, Cincinnati: Hebrew Union College, 1986–
  • Costaz, Louis (2002) Dictionnaire syriaque-français ∙ Syriac–English Dictionary ∙ قاموس سرياني-عربي, 3rd edition, Beirut: Dar El-Machreq, page 19b
  • Payne Smith, Jessie (1903) A Compendious Syriac Dictionary Founded Upon the Thesaurus Syriacus of R. Payne Smith, D.D., Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 28b
  • Sokoloff, Michael (2009) A Syriac Lexicon: A Translation from the Latin, Correction, Expansion, and Update of C. Brockelmann's Lexicon Syriacum, Winona Lake, Indiana; Piscataway, New Jersey: Eisenbrauns; Gorgias Press, page 98b

Turoyo

Etymology

From Aramaic אריא‎, from Proto-Semitic *ʔarway-.

Noun

ܐܰܪܝܳܐ • (aryo) m (plural ܐܰܪܝܶܐ (arye))

  1. lion
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